Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Nhengatu - (yrl)

Alternate Name(s): Warekena, Werekena, Uarequena, Werikena, Uerequema, Warekéna, Arequena, Urequema, Guarequena

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

Also found in: Venezuela

Population: 900

Global Population: 1,350

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Warekena of Brazil, numbering 900, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,350 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Nhengatu. The primary religion practiced by the Warekena is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available